It is arguably the most varied stretch of coast anywhere in Britain. From the mud-horse fishermen of Bridgwater Bay to the vertiginous wonders of Lynton and Lynmouth, join us on a journey along the mighty littoral that caps this peninsula to the north.

Could Denmark be the answer to Europe's increasingly hot summers? I discover Kystlandet on Jutland's eastern coast, with quiet beaches, islands, forests, cycling trails, Danish food and some wonderfully uncrowded coastal scenery.